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Gefco teams up to boost Russian exports

Forwarding and logistics company Gefco has signed an agreement with the Russian Export Center to provide companies with global logistics solutions. The aim is to enhance Russian export capacities, starting with the automotive industry and moving in to other strategic manufacturing sectors. Gefco, now a subsidiary of the Russian Railways (RZD), will bring door-to-door logistics and transport solutions and access to its global network. The Export Center, established with the support of ... [+]

Pharma cert for Dutch forwarder

IJS Global Gefco Netherlands has been awarded a Good Distribution Practice certificate by the Dutch Ministry of Health, with immediate effect. The internationally-recognised certificate shows that the company fulfils the requirements of the European Commission ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of World Health ... [+]

Gefco sets up in Serbia

Gefco has started operations in Serbia with the opening of a new subsidiary. It will offer the whole range of the Gefco Group services, including transport to and from the European Union, Russia, Turkey, time critical solutions and a rail service from China to Germany with a 20-day transit time. Gefco ... [+]

Russian railwayman to become Gefco finance chief

Former Russian Railways deputy head of corporate finance Pavel Ilichev is to join forwarding and logistics company Gefco as executive vice president for strategy and finance. He is replacing Philippe Cossé who has retired after 15 years at the company. Pavel Ilichev will guide Gefco’s strategic decisions regarding financial matters, ... [+]

Ramsgate back in the ro ro business

The Auto Premier ship operated the first commercial freight ro ro service into Ramsgate today (19 January) according to the Thanet Gazette. The ship imported 1,000 trade cars on behalf of Gefco UK. Ferry services have not operated into Ramsgate since the demise of the TransEuropa ferry service about 18 ... [+]

New commercial head for Gefco UK

Gefco UK has appointed Martin Rantle is its new commercial director. He joins from Palletline, where he was the executive director of sales and marketing for UK and Europe and previously spent 30 years at TNT, most recently as vice president of sales and marketing for EMEA, Asia Pacific and ... [+]

Gefco in control

Gefco Group formally completed its takeover of Netherlands-based forwarder, IJS Global on 15 October Gefco, which is 75% owned by Russian interests, announced the acquisition on 23 September. [+]

IJS sells out to Gefco

GEFCO Group is to acquire the Netherlands-based air and sea forwarder IJS Global following an agreement with the private equity fund Nimbus. Founded in 2004, Amsterdam-headquartered IJS has around 500 employees and operations in 16 countries including the UK Australia, China, South-East Asia and the US. Its turnover was €160 ... [+]

Gefco expertise for medicine shipment specialists

GEFCO UK has been appointed a key logistics provider to Laminar Medica, experts in the design, test, manufacture and qualification of insulated shipping systems for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The forwarder will collect from Laminar Medica’s manufacturing facilities in Tring, Hertfordshire, for seafreight shipment to pharmaceutical customers in India, ... [+]

Wine to the North-west

North-west England wine merchants and distributor Gerrard Seel has signed a multimodal deal with Gefco UK to import from old and new world markets direct to its wet bonded warehouse in Liverpool. This will involve full truck load (FTL), rail freight activities as well as sea container movements. The forwarder's ... [+]

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